Arabeyes: Saudi Women Fight for Men’s Rights
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Saudi women are grabbing the headlines once
again - this time with a protest to demand the freedom of their husbands and kin arrested under ‘terrorism’ charges, in the conservative kingdom where women are not even allowed to
drive.Demonstration in QassimWriting in English, Saudi Jeans, notes:
Fifteen women and seven children have demonstrated outside a state security HQ demanding a fair public trial for their husbands, stop torture, and transfer them back to a local prison. Fouad al-Farhan, the blogger who has been on hiatus for a long time and now is back, broke the story on his blog.This is important because it is the first time for women to hold a public demonstration in protest in Saudi Arabia. I doubt that mainstream media would actually cover the story, and hence it is important to spread the word online in blogs and forums. Go to Fouadâs blog now and sign your name in support of these women, and make sure this reaches as many people as possible.Brave Sit-inHis colleagues, writing in Arabic, have more to say. Ghareeb Al Aber, from Riyadh, describes the sit-in as “brave.” He adds:
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A number of Saudi blogs have posted articles about the protest of 15 Saudi women and seven children in front of the Saudi State Security Headquarters on July 16, 2007, demanding
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1. Public trials for their husbands and sons
2. Allowing them the right to appoint defense lawyers
3. Ending torture
4. Monitoring Prisons - making the judiciary in charge of prisons
5. Returning the prisoners to Qassim
I believe that all these are legitimate demands which are in line with legal and humanitarian legislation. Everyone is calling for implementing those women’s demands.. and I demand.. or rather I challenge, the Saudi Press to be brave enough - even to a small extent - and cover this incident.
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for Saudi Women Fouad Al Farhan, who broke the story, describes the protest as “historic.” He notes: 1. Public trials for their husbands and sons
2. Allowing them the right to appoint defense lawyers
3. Ending torture
4. Monitoring Prisons - making the judiciary in charge of prisons
5. Returning the prisoners to Qassim
I believe that all these are legitimate demands which are in line with legal and humanitarian legislation. Everyone is calling for implementing those women’s demands.. and I demand.. or rather I challenge, the Saudi Press to be brave enough - even to a small extent - and cover this incident.
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Saudi women
have done what no man did. Their demands are just and less than what should be demanded. Those women have fulfilled what was required of them. This day will remain in the memory of our nation for a
long time. This is the first time Saudi women demonstrate publicly to call for their legal rights. Standing beside those women is less than our duty. Saudi women should carry out their duty and sign
their names here in their support. Saudi men have to also erase their shame by registering their real names. Calling for signatures isn’t restricted to Saudis. It is the duty of every person who
believes in supporting the oppressed wherever they are. You have no excuse whatever your nationality not to sign. Please leave your name, town, country and a message of support.
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10 ways to show support:
* Pray for them to achieve their goals
* Spread news about their protest using SMS
* Send news of their plight through emails to everyone on your contact list
* Write about this incident on your blog or online forums
* Design a banner to draw attention to their ordeal
* Speak to your relatives about this incident
* Write a support message to those women and hang it on one of the doors in your home
* Be positive and move to support the oppressed
The Role of the Public Order
PoliceMashi Sah, or On the Right Path, weighs in: * Pray for them to achieve their goals
* Spread news about their protest using SMS
* Send news of their plight through emails to everyone on your contact list
* Write about this incident on your blog or online forums
* Design a banner to draw attention to their ordeal
* Speak to your relatives about this incident
* Write a support message to those women and hang it on one of the doors in your home
* Be positive and move to support the oppressed
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progressive or backward religious organisation. How I wish that the name of this agency will changed to Moral Police, so that their role is properly and clearly defined. Then, we may see whether
writers who are critical of their presence would dare criticise them. Saudi women have today given us a lesson in freedom, demanding legitimate rights and calling for justice.. and it is a lesson
which will remain etched in the memory of generations to come.
Pioneering Role of Saudi Women Mushahed writes:
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This is the first protest I hear about in Saudi Arabia. There may be other protests which will follow. I also remember a protest led by Saudi women during the Gulf War demanding to
allow them to drive cars in Saudi Arabia. Before that by a few years, I remember that the first person to publicly criticise the Saudi Government was a woman who called a live radio show in Saudi
Arabia. After all this, Saudi men continue to think that women are a lesser species, who need care, guidance and maintenance. Saudi women have proved that they are the pioneers in the struggle for
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Protesters ArrestedNeedless to add, some of the protesters have since been detained. Saudi Jeans reports: Following their demonstration outside a state security HQ in Qassim, Rima al-Juraish and four other women were arrested today. Moreover, Abdullah al-Hamid, a well-known reformist and attorney of Rima al-Juraishâs husband Mohammed al-Hamily, was also arrested. Al-Hamid, who was previously jailed in the past after demanding constitutional reforms but was later pardoned by King Abdullah, has asked the authorities to allow his family to bring him his medicines.
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